Kellogg’s Breakfast Tomato Seeds

Description

Kellogg's Breakfast Tomato seeds is a type of beefsteak tomato that produces very large tomatoes. These tomatoes grow to about 1-2 lbs., very sweet & flavourful, juicy and has a bright orange colour inside and out. A very delicious heirloom tomato to grow in the garden. Kellogg's Breakfast Tomato is an indeterminate tomato plant variety meaning it will keep setting new fruit and continue to produce tomatoes all summer long. When growing this variety you will definitely want to provide support like a tomato cage or staking due to the sheer weight of these large tomatoes. Very popular for its impressive yields and incredible size. Ready to harvest in about 80 days.

Kellogg's Breakfast Heirloom Tomatoes was preserved and grown by Darrell Kellogg of Redford, Michigan, from whom it gets its name. Darrell, an enthusiastic grower and seed saver gave the seeds to Bill Minkey of Darien, Wisconsin who made them available through the Seed Savers Exchange Yearbook in 1993. Its origin comes from West Virginia. Kellogg's Breakfast Tomato is a delicious orange beefsteak tomato that many gardeners today love to grow for its uniqueness, size and bold colour. Great size for making sandwiches or for salads. A excellent variety to grow in the vegetable garden.


Indeterminate variety, Heirloom, Open pollinated, Non GMO.

Kellogg's Breakfast Tomato Seeds - Growing Tomato Plants From Seeds

SOWING:

Start your Kellogg's Breakfast tomato plants indoors 6-8 weeks before your last frost. Plant your tomato seeds 1/4" deep in your seed starting tray flats, cells or peat pots. Keep the temperature at 70-75 degrees F until germination. Be sure to provide adequate lighting for germination and for growing by placing the growing trays near a sunny window or using a grow light. As your seedlings begin to grow you will consequently need to transplant them into individual pots to grow more strongly rooted plants.

A week before transplanting the seedlings outside you need to begin to harden off the plants. They need to get used to the outside weather gradually. Tomatoes cannot handle cold weather. To be safe wait at least a week or two after the final frost to be on the safe side before transplanting your tomato plants in the vegetable garden. Soil temperature should be at least 70 degrees F before planting. Your Kellogg's Breakfast tomato plants should also be planted in full sun, very rich soil and be spaced 24" apart with about 36" between rows.

Growing Kellogg's Breakfast Tomatoes

When growing Kellogg's Breakfast Tomatoes a trellis is highly recommended as this is an indeterminate tomato variety. A trellis would be very beneficial. Indeterminate tomato varieties such as this tomato variety does best if supported by a trellis or support like staking. By using a trellis or some type of support it helps to ensure you keep your tomato plants healthy from various pests and diseases. Lots of issues are usually caused by soil splashing up on the leaves or the vines itself touching the ground.

The supports should also be put into place in advance. As your tomato plants begin to grow further you’ll then have something to tie the vines too. If cool weather is expected protect your plants as temperatures below 55 degrees F can damage plants & production. Later on as your tomato plants begin to start flowering and starting to bear fruit, your support will be able to help hold the weight of all the tomatoes.

As with most vegetable plants a good layer of mulch is highly recommended as this will help conserve moisture and control weeds. When watering your tomato plants avoid getting the leaves wet. As mentioned above this helps keep your plants healthy. You should always water at the base of the plant to help keep your tomato plants healthy from various pests and diseases. Water from below not above.

HARVESTING:

The colour of the tomatoes will help indicate that your tomatoes are ready to harvest. You can also test the ripeness of your tomatoes by pressing gently on it, the flesh should yield slightly. You can harvest your tomatoes by hand or use a pair of scissors to cut them off the vine. Tomatoes ripened off the vine have the best flavour. Kellogg's Breakfast tomatoes are ready to harvest in 80 days.

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